Railway-tie.



E. F. ROBINSON;

RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED 001212 1907.

909,940. Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

awl/ v EDGAR F. ROBINSON, OF ROCHESTER','NEW'YORKL RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 19, 1909.

Application filed October 12, 1907. Serial No. 397,197.

A crete or cement is em loyed for bracing or strengthening the shel or trough forming the body portion of the tie, and the object of the invention is to provide a composite tie in a manner as hereinafter set forth and which is so set up as to prevent disintegration due to the pounding and jarring caused by the passage of trains along a railway track, wherein ties" in accordance with this" 'usei':

. further" object of the invention is" to provide'a'tie with-means irt'a manner as hereinafter set forth, which is secured within the body portion and constitutes a support,

for the track rails as well as acting as a cushioning means therefor.

A further object of the invention is to rovide a composite railway tie which shal be 8113518111 its construction, strong, durable, in ated', efiicient' in its use,"obtainin the necessary cushioning effect for the .rai 'sections, readily set up in the track bed, and coirgaaratively inexpensive to manufacture.

ith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangements of arts hereinafter more specifically descri d and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail, reference is had to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figurel is a perspective view of a composite railway tie in accordance with this invention, also showing a rail section attached thereto. Fig. 2 1s a longitudinal S CtlOllill view broken-away of the tie, also showin 1 a rail section connected thereto. Figs. 3 ant v 4 are transverse sections through the tie. and Fig. 5 1s aview of the cushioning block.

Referring to the drawings by reference formed of suitable metallic material and which receives a body of concrete, cement or 2 constituting the body portion of the tie. The body portion 2 is formed of three sections and between the said sections are positioned wooden cushioning blocks 3,the height of the blocks being such as to extend above the top edge of the trough. That portion of each of the side walls of the trough which abuts against the cushioning blocks 3 is'perpendicular as at 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, while the remainin portions of the side walls of the trough w ich abut against the sections of the body portion incline towards .each other as at 5- and as clearly shown in Fig. 4s; The inclining of the sidewalls ofthe'trough rovides; means whereby the sections of'the body portions are retained within the trough.

The tie is provided with an anchoring means for the sections of the body portion 2 and such means. consists of a series of transversely extending headed bolts 6 which are riveted as at 7. Certain of the bolts are riveted upon one side of the tie while the other bolts areriveted upon the other side of the .tie. The cushionin blocks 3 are removably secured in the troug -1 and between sections of the body portion 2 through the medium ofithe screw-threaded bolts 8, the heads 9 of .th'e'bolts 8 bearing against one side wall of the trough while the screw-threaded end 10 of the bolts 8 projects from the other side wall of the trough and carries a lock nut 11 and a cotter pin 13 which bears against the lock nut 11.

Mounted upon each of the cushioning blocks 3 is a railsnpporting plate 11 formed with depending-pointed studs 15 adapted to enter the block 3 for retaining the plate 14 in position upon the block. Each of the plates is furthermore provided with an opening 16, a transversely extending flange 17 and an opening 18. The truck rail section is indicated by the reference character 12 and is mounted upon the plate 1'4. One side of the base of the rail section abuts against the flange 17. The rail section 12' is secured to the plate 14 by the headed screws 19, the heads 20 of the screws overlapping the base of the rail section. The screws 19 extend through the openings 16 and 18. Project ng upwardly i from each of the heads 2001? the screws is a characters, 1 denotes a U-shaped trough other suitable material as at 2, the said body squared nip 21 for the engagement by a suitable tool to enable the positioning or withdrawing of the screws 19 when occasion so requires. Although the rail sections are secured to the plates 14 preferably through the medium of screws 19 as shown, any other suitable forms of hold-fast devices can be employed.

Preferably thetrough is formed of rolled steel and the wooden cushioning blocks creosoted. These blocks form the rail seats, rest upon the bottom of the trough, and upon the 1 blocks as before stated are placed the plates 14 which are shouldered tie plates and prevent the rail section cutting the cushioning blocks and also maintain the gage. The load is therefore transmitted directly from the rail through the blocks to the bottom of the tie and'the' rail section owing to the height of the blocks in connection with the tie plates is prevented from contacting with the-trough at any point. Owing to the foregoing arrangement, the blocks 3 take up the vibration, and turning action is avoided which would not be the case if the rail had.

a bearing on the side of the trough.

The body portion 2 which is formed of concrete or other suitable plastic material adds weight and strength to the tie and l arly disposed with respect to the vertical portions, cushioning blocks mounted between the vertical portions of the trough, a sectional body portion mounted in thetrough between the angularly disposed portions of the side walls of the trough, hold-fast devices extending transversely through the side walls of the trough and the cushioning blocks, tie plates mounted upon each of the cushioning blocks, and means extending through the tie plates and engaging 1n the blocks for securing rail sections .to' the he.

A. composite tie comprising'a metallic trough having each of its side walls provided with vertical and angularly disposed ,portions, cushioning blocks interposed between said vertical portions resting upon the bottom and of greater height than the side walls of the trough. a sectional body portion interposed between the angularly disposed portions of the side walls of the trough and at each side of the cushioning blocks, a combined tie and gage plate eoaaao mounted upon each of the cushioning blocks, said plates adapted to have the rail sections of the track mounted thereon, and means extending through the plates, engaging in the blocks and adapted to engage the base of. the rail sections for securing these latter to the tie.

3. A composite railway tie comprising a metallic trough having each of its side walls provided with vertical and angularly disposed portions, cushioning blocks interposed between said vertical portions resting upon the bottom and of greater height than the side walls of the trough, a sectlonal body portion interposed between the angularly disposed portions of the side walls of the trough and at each side of the cushioning blocks, a combined tie and gage plate mounted upon each of the cushioning blocks, said plates adapted tohave the rail sections of the track mounted thereon, means. extendin through the platesyengaging in the blocks and adapted to engage the base of the v rail sections for securing these latter to the tie, means extending through the angularly disposed portions of the side walls of the trough and through the body portion for securing the latter in the trough, and'means extending transversely through the trough and blocks for detachably connecting the blocks in position. I

i. A railway tie embodying as anelement thereof a U-shaped metallic trough having portions of each side wall extending verti-- cally and the remaining portions angularly disposed with respect to the vertical .portions, the angular portions of each side wall being so disposed that there is'positioned a vertical portion between the center and each end of a. side wall. i

5. A railway tie embodying .as an element thereof a .U-shaped metallic trough having portions of each side wall extending vertically and the remaining portions angularly disposed with respect to the vertical portions, the angular portions.- ot each side wall being so disposed that thereis positioned a vertical portion between-the center and' each end of a side walha cusnioning block interposed between each pair of opposing vertical portions. a composite filling arranged between the cushioning blocl's and within the trough. a composite filling arranged at each end of the trough and abutting against the cushioning block. said composite fillings constituting a'sectional body portion. and a-combined tie and gage plate mounted upon each of the cushioning blocks.

6. A railway tie embodying as an element thereof a U-shaped metallic trough having portions of each side wall extending vertically and the remaining portions angularly disposed with respect to. the vertical portions. the angular portions of each side wall being so disposed that there is positioned a vertical portion between the center and each end of a side wall, a cushioning block'interposed between each pair of opposing vertical portions, a composite filling arranged betrough, a composite filling arranged atecch end 01 the trough and abutting against the Cushioning block, said composite fillings constituting a sectional body portion, a combined tie and gage plate mounted upon each of the cushioning blocks, hold-fast devices extending through the trough and cushioning blocks, and hold-fast devices extending through the trough and composite fillings.

'7. A railway tie embodying as an element thereof a U-shaped metallic trough having portions of each side wall extendnig vertically and the remaining portions angularly disposed with respect to the vertical portions, the angular portions of each side wall being so disposed that there is positioned a vertical portion between the center and each end of a side wall, a cushioning block interposed between each pair of opposing vertical portions, a composite filling arrangad between the cushloning blocks and WltLlIl the i trou h a com osite fillin arran 'edat each g a: 9 a tween the cushioning blocks and Within the end of the trough and abutting against the cushioning block, said composite fillings constituting a sectionalbody portion, a combined tie and gage plate mounted upon each of the cushioning blocks, hold-fast devices extending through the trough and cushion ing blocks, and hold-fast devices extending through the trough and composite fillings, combined with means extending through the gage plates and engaging in the cushioning blocks for securing rail sections to the tie.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit nesses.

EDGAR F. ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

F. V. SMITH, MAY M. HOLDEN. 

